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Rankings

QS World University Ranking

Ranked #80 in 2027 · Overall score 73.4

Academic reputation88.9
Employer reputation70.6
Employment outcomes39.8

Admissions

Offer rate: 68.9%

37,925 applicants · 2025 entry

Admissions statistics for University of Glasgow

In the 2025 UCAS cycle: 37,925 applied, 26,125 received an offer (68.9% offer rate), and 5,385 were placed.

Placed · 5,385
Offer declined · 20,740
Not offered · 11,800

UK offers are usually conditional on exam grades, so a high offer rate does not mean easy admission. The entry requirements are the real bar.

How to apply

UK undergraduate admissions run through UCAS.

Application
Via UCAS (one application, up to 5 course choices)
Deadline
29 January · 15 October for Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry & veterinary

Academics

Courses & entry tariff

Typical UCAS tariff points that entrants held, by course (Discover Uni). This runs above the published offer, since entrants often carry extra qualifications. For reference, AAA = 144 points and A*A*A* = 168.

214typical entrant tariff (≈ A*A*A*+)
Law with French Language235 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with Spanish Language233 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law232 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law/Politics231 · ≈A*A*A*+
Accountancy with International Accounting230 · ≈A*A*A*+
Accountancy with Languages230 · ≈A*A*A*+
Medicine229 · ≈A*A*A*+
Aerospace Systems229 · ≈A*A*A*+
Veterinary Medicine and Surgery228 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics/Business & Management228 · ≈A*A*A*+
Scots Law and International Relations225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law and International Relations225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law/Social & Public Policy225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with French Legal Studies225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with German Legal Studies225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with Spanish Legal Studies225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with Italian Legal Studies225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/French Language225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with German Language225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/German Language225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with Italian Language225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/Italian Language225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with Portuguese225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law with Russian225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law/Economics225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/Economics225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/Politics225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law/Business Economics225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/Business & Management225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law/English Literature225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law/Gaelic Language225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/Gaelic225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law/History225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/History225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law/Economic & Social History225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/Economic & Social History225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Law/Philosophy225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Common Law/Philosophy225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Accountancy with Finance225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Dentistry225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Accounting & Mathematics225 · ≈A*A*A*+
Astronomy/Physics224 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mathematics/Physics223 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing Science/Mathematics223 · ≈A*A*A*+
French/Business and Management223 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish222 · ≈A*A*A*+
Pharmacology220 · ≈A*A*A*+
Statistics220 · ≈A*A*A*+
Statistics (FR),MSci220 · ≈A*A*A*+
Statistics (FR),BSc220 · ≈A*A*A*+
Statistics with Work Placement220 · ≈A*A*A*+
Social & Public Policy with Quantitative Methods220 · ≈A*A*A*+
Central & East European Studies with Quantitative Methods220 · ≈A*A*A*+
Finance & Mathematics218 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish/French217 · ≈A*A*A*+
Economics216 · ≈A*A*A*+
Neuroscience215 · ≈A*A*A*+
Digital Media & Information Studies/French214 · ≈A*A*A*+
English Language/French214 · ≈A*A*A*+
Gaelic/French214 · ≈A*A*A*+
French/Latin214 · ≈A*A*A*+
Classics/French214 · ≈A*A*A*+
Comparative Literature/French214 · ≈A*A*A*+
Celtic Studies/French214 · ≈A*A*A*+
French/German214 · ≈A*A*A*+
French/Italian214 · ≈A*A*A*+
French/Russian214 · ≈A*A*A*+
French/Theology & Religious Studies214 · ≈A*A*A*+
French/History of Art214 · ≈A*A*A*+
French/Music214 · ≈A*A*A*+
French/Theatre Studies214 · ≈A*A*A*+
Human Biology214 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business & Management/ Spanish214 · ≈A*A*A*+
English Literature/Scottish Literature214 · ≈A*A*A*+
Electronic & Software Engineering213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Electronics & Electrical Engineering213 · ≈A*A*A*+
Zoology212 · ≈A*A*A*+
Physics212 · ≈A*A*A*+
Music212 · ≈A*A*A*+
Immunology211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Business & Management/Psychology211 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemical Physics210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Chemical Physics with work placement210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Digital Media & Information Studies210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/ Social & Public Policy210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/English Language210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Gaelic210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Latin210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Greek210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Classics210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/English Literature210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Digital Media & Information Studies/ Spanish210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish/Social & Public Policy210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish/Comparative Literature210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Latin/ Spanish210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Greek/ Spanish210 · ≈A*A*A*+
English Language and Linguistics/ Spanish210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/French210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/German210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Italian210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish/German210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portugese/Spanish210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish/Italian210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Russian210 · ≈A*A*A*+
History of Art/ Spanish210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Archaeology/ Spanish210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish/Theology & Religious Studies210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Archaeology210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Theology & Religious Studies210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/History of Art210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish/Music210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Spanish/Theatre Studies210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Portuguese/Theatre Studies210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics210 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing Science/Physics209 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing Science/Geography209 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing Science (Faster Route)209 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing Science/Statistics209 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing Science/Business & Management209 · ≈A*A*A*+
Computing Science/Latin209 · ≈A*A*A*+

Cost

Tuition

UK undergraduate tuition fees.

Home (UK)
£9,250 / year
International
Varies by course

Graduate outcomes

£38,500
Median graduate salary
89%
In work or further study
91%
Continue past first year

Earnings and destinations about 15 months after graduating (Discover Uni).

Student body

Demographics

13%international students
White80.9%
Asian9.4%
Mixed4.2%
Black/African American2.5%
Other1.7%